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NYC Council Hearing Focuses on Protecting Worker Rights

On Wednesday, the New York City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor held its first hearing of 2022, with a focus on how the City can take preventative measures including, but not limited not to enhancing worker protection requirements in City contracts, effective policy mechanisms to com

NYC Council Hearing Focuses on Protecting Worker Rights

“From ‘Third World’ to First Class: The New LaGuardia Airport”

The new LaGuardia Airport in Queens is one of the most complicated construction projects in American history and it is being completed two years ahead of schedule and 100% union built.

“From ‘Third World’ to First Class: The New LaGuardia Airport”

City Hall Expands Summer-Youth Program to Offer 100,000 Jobs

Mayor Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams have reached an agreement to fund a universal Summer Youth Employment Program that will offer 100,000 jobs to those aged 14-to-24. Under the deal announced at a joint press conference on Feb.

City Hall Expands Summer-Youth Program to Offer 100,000 Jobs

Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

"The AFL-CIO joins with unions from around the world in standing in solidarity with our union partners in Ukraine.

Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

REI Workers in SoHo Schedule First Union Vote for March 2

More than 100 retail workers at the national outdoor gear chain Recreational Equipment, Inc. will decide whether to form a union during an in-person vote on March 2, paving the way for what could become the company’s first unionized store.

REI Workers in SoHo Schedule First Union Vote for March 2

Climate Jobs National Resource Center Photo Contest: "Climate Urgency Through the Eyes of Workers"

Climate Jobs National Resource Center Photo Contest: "Climate Urgency Through the Eyes of Workers"